Tag: Igor Danchenko

Crossfire Hurricane FBI Analyst Battered by Both Sides at Danchenko Trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Russian business analyst Igor Danchenko may be the defendant, but the government’s first witness called to testify against him often appeared to be the one on trial during the first two days of often confounding and dense deliberations delving into the dusky origins of the debunked Steele Dossier. FBI supervisory counterintelligence analyst Brian Auten…


Igor Danchenko Had an Immunity Agreement and Other Takeaways From Day 1 of His Trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The primary source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier struck an immunity agreement with the government that he breached by not fully disclosing information, special counsel John Durham said on Oct. 11. Igor Danchenko, who fed information to dossier author Christopher Steele, was employed by the FBI for years, Durham previously revealed. During that time,…


Jury Selected in Trial of Key Source for Anti-Trump Dossier

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Opening arguments in the trial of a key source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier are set for Oct. 12 after a 16-member jury was selected and seated on Tuesday. Igor Danchenko, a Russian national who supplied information to dossier author Christopher Steele, is facing five counts of making false statements to the FBI during interviews…


Special Counsel Durham Can Keep Witness List for Danchenko Trial Secret: Judge

Special counsel John Durham can keep a list of witnesses he plans to call in an upcoming trial secret, a judge ruled on Oct. 7. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga, a George W. Bush appointee, approved a motion from Durham’s team. The witness list will be sealed and will remain under seal until further order from…


John Durham Can’t Discuss Trump Dossier Source’s Alleged Links to Russian Intelligence at Trial: Judge

Special counsel John Durham and his team cannot tell jurors about how the primary source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier has had links to Russian intelligence, a U.S. judge ruled on Oct. 4. The FBI opened an investigation into Igor Danchenko, the dossier source, after a colleague of Danchenko’s tipped off authorities, saying Danchenko had…


Judge Rejects Steele Dossier Source’s Request to Dismiss Charges of Lying to FBI

An attempt by Igor Danchenko to get charges of lying to the FBI dismissed failed Sept. 29, meaning he will likely go on trial in October. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga, a George W. Bush appointee, declined to throw out any of the five charges filed against Danchenko after hearing arguments from special counsel John…


Durham Prosecutes FBI Informants, While Protecting Their Handlers

Since being named special counsel in October 2020, John Durham has investigated or indicted several unscrupulous anti-Trump informants. But he has spared the FBI agents who handled them, raising suspicions he’s letting investigators off the hook in his waning investigation of misconduct in the Russiagate probe. In recent court filings, Durham has portrayed the G-men…


LIVE 9/30 at 10PM ET: Kash’s Corner: FBI Whistleblower Goes Public; Nord Stream Pipeline Explosions; ‘CHS Corruption Cover Up Network”

This livestream will begin on Friday, Sep. 30 at 10 p.m. ET. In this livestream episode, we’ll discuss FBI whistleblower Steve Friend’s allegations of FBI abuse in the handling of probes into the events of Jan. 6, 2021, the recent Nord Stream pipeline explosions, the Igor Danchenko case, and what Kash Patel calls the “confidential…


Top Senators Press Wray, Garland on FBI Paying Primary Source for Anti-Trump Dossier

Top U.S. senators are pressing the FBI’s director and the attorney general for answers on how the government paid the primary source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier, which has been proven to be full of baseless information. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the top…


PREMIERING 8PM ET: Kash Patel: FBI Washington Headquarters Should Be Disbanded, Agents Sent Back to the Field

This episode will premiere on Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. ET. “What were they investigating [Igor Danchenko] for circa 2009, 2010? … Basically trying to buy classified information and sell it to a foreign government. … And they closed the investigation because they lose him, but it turns out, he was in America the…